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Federal Financial Aid is available for WinterSession '19. WinterSession '19 is considered
as part of the Spring semester for federal financial aid purposes only.

This means that if a student is registered for three credits during WinterSession
'19, and nine credits during Spring '19, they would be considered a full-time student
and their federal financial aid would be packaged as such.

All WinterSession '19 and Spring '19 financial aid will be disbursed together as spring
aid and will be disbursed no earlier than five days before the start of the spring
semester. Please note: New York State aid such as TAP and Aid for Part Time Study,
are not available for WinterSession '19. Please be aware that all awards are contingent upon
funding and your remaining aid eligibility.

Note: On August 1st, a new software adjusting system was initiated. Financial aid packages
are now automatically adjusted based on the actual number of credits that a student
is registered for on that date. Subsequently, adding or dropping of a course will
cause corresponding adjustments in financial aid. A more detailed explanation of this
important change to financial aid processing is available from the Financial Aid Office. For the Spring ’19 semester automatic adjustments based on actual current hours
will begin after January 1 and continue until the spring financial aid census date.

The major caveat is that students should be registered for their total number of credits by January 7, 2019
to ensure that the correct amount of aid is credited to the student account and appropriate
aid refunds are issued in a timely manner.

Note: Because of this new procedure students will no longer have to submit a WinterSession
Financial Aid Application. Any adjustments in the Federal PELL and TEACH Grants will
be done by the Financial Aid Office. If students wish to receive additional funding
they may be eligible for from the Federal Direct Stafford Loan program or the Federal
PLUS loan, then they will need to complete the Form G01w which may be obtained from the Financial Aid Office Forms Center.

Please contact the Financial Aid Office at (585) 395-2501 with any questions. The office is located on the first floor of Rakov Center.